Friends

1. Week 3
Friends

2. • Lead in – people with their friends (5 mins)
• Speaking practice – discussing friends (10 mins)
• Introducing best friends – making notes (5 mins)
• Reading – best friends – checking vocabulary (5 mins)
• Reading – best friends – quick reading (5 mins)
• Reading – best friends – new vocabulary (5 mins)
• Reading – best friends – understanding main points (5 mins)
• Reading – extra questions – need to make (5 mins)
• Interviewing your partner about their best friend (5 mins)
• Fun facts about friends quiz (10 mins) 55
• Speaking practice information gap activity (10 mins)
• Thinking about best friends – completing a table (5 mins)
• Reading – Letter to a friend – checking vocabulary (5 mins)
• Reading – Letter to a friend – finding details (5 mins)
• Reading – Letter to a friend – but / and comprehension (5 mins)
• Writing – using but / and – writing sentences (5 mins)
• Writing – punctuation practice – revising comma uses (5 mins)
• Writing practice – sentences about my best friend (5 mins)
• Writing practice – writing an email to a friend (5 mins)
• Speaking practice describing photos using prompts (10 mins)
• Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)

4. • What are some of your friends’ names?
• My friends are called ...................,................. and ..........................
• When do you see your friends?
• I usually see my friends on ............... / at ................./in .............
• What activities do you usually do with your friends?
• I usually .................... , .............................. and .......................
• How do you stay in contact with your friends? Why?
• I ...................... to stay in contact with them because ...............

5. 1. think about the topic
Have you got a best friend?
Make notes about your best friend.
1. Name
2. Age
3. How you know him/her
4. What you like about him/her

6. Zara
Larne and I go to the same school. We have lunch
together every day and we try to get lost in the
school, but it's a very small place.
I like her because she has exactly the same sense of
humour as me. She gives me good advice. She's very
good with boys!
Larne's annoying, and very noisy! But now I'm annoying
and noisy as well. She is very relaxed about things -
too relaxed, I think.
1 I love it when we go out every Saturday night,
clubbing.

7. Larne
Zara and I are best friends. Before, there was a
big group, 13 of us, but now we're all in different
classes. Now it's only me and Zara.
Zara's very funny and really lovely.
She's a very happy person - too happy really. No
one can be happy all the time. She sometimes
worries about little things, and I calm her down.
I love going shopping with her. She always has
great clothes. She's got good hair, and her make-
up is always perfect.

8. 2. read quickly - Read the interview with Zara and Larne.
Answer the questions.
1. How do they know each other?
2. How old do you think they are?
They’re at the same school.
About 16 years old.

9. 3. use topic vocabulary
Are the descriptions in the text positive or negative?
Write P (positive) or N (negative) next to the words in the box.
annoying very relaxed very funny very happy
noisy too relaxed really lovely too happy
N P P P
N N P N

10. 4. understand the main points
Match the interviewer's questions (1-4) to the text (see the example).
1. What do you like doing with your friend?
2. How do you know her?
3. What don't you like about her?
4. What do you like about her?

11. Zara
Larne and I go to the same school. We have
lunch together every day and we try to get
lost in the school, but it's a very small place.
I like her because she has exactly the same
sense of humour as me. She gives me good
advice. She's very good with boys!
Larne's annoying, and very noisy! But now I'm
annoying and noisy as well. She is very
relaxed about things - too relaxed, I think.
I love it when we go out every Saturday
night, clubbing.
2
1
4
3

12. Larne
Zara and I are best friends. Before, there
was a big group, 13 of us, but now we're all in
different classes. Now it's only me and Zara.
Zara's very funny and really lovely.
She's a very happy person - too happy really.
No one can be happy all the time. She
sometimes worries about little things, and I
calm her down.
I love going shopping with her. She always has
great clothes. She's got good hair, and her
make-up is always perfect.
2
4
3
1

13. 5. talk about the topic
Ask questions about your partner's best friend.
Use the questions in exercise 4.

16. Beach Party
•On Long Beach
•June 23rd
•7p.m. – 11 p.m.
•Bring food to share!
•Swimming, playing games , dancing.

17. 1. What t_ _ _ of party is it?
2. Where _ _ the party?
3. What time d_ _ _ the party start?
4. What do I n_ _ _ to bring?
5. What activities _ _ _ there?

19. 1. What’s the n_ _ _ of the club?
2. Who is the c_ _ _ for?
3. What time d_ _ _ the club finish?
4. How much does it c_ _ _?
5. What activities _ _ _ there?

21. It is just not humans who have friends. Several studies prove
that many animals like baboons, elephants, _____, horses, and
chimpanzees make friends.
A) dolphins B) fish C) bears
dolphins

22. According to a study conducted at the University of
Chicago, _____-month-old babies can tell if people
are friends even before they can walk or talk.
A) three B) six C) nine
nine

23. The number of casual friends that you
can handle is ____. The number also has
a name; it is called ‘The Dunbar Number.’
A) 50 B) 100 C) 150
150

24. Having ____ to ____ best
friends would make you healthier.
A) 1 or 2 B) 3 to 5 C) 6 to 8
3 5

25. Older people live ___% longer if
they have a big friend network.
A) 12% B) 22% C) 34%
22

26. ___% of people quit smoking
after watching their friends quit.
A good use of peer pressure
A) 20% B) 36% C) 48%
36

28. Writing about best friends
1. Think about your best friend and complete the chart for them.
Likes and dislikes Sport food leisure
Things my best friend likes
Things my best friend doesn’t
like
Things Melek’s best friend
likes
Things Melek’s best friend
doesn’t like

29. 2. Read an email (a)
1. Where is she from? 2. Where does she live now?

31. 3. understand and & but
1. We use _____ to connect two similar ideas.
2. We use _____ for a contrast.
and
but

32. Rewrite these sentences. Use and or but.
1. I'm from Scotland. I live in Hong Kong.
………………………………………………………...................................
2. I'm a teacher. I work in a school.
……………………………………………………….............................................
3. I'm 45 years old. I've got three children.
……………………………………………………….............................
4. I love basketball. I hate tennis.
……………………………………………………….................................................
5. I like listening to music. I love reading.
………………………………………………………....................................
I'm from Scotland but I live in Hong Kong.
I'm a teacher and I work in a school.
I'm 45 years old and I've got three children.
I love basketball but I hate tennis.
I like listening to music and I love reading.

33. 4. use commas
Commas help to separate information.
(a) Add commas to these sentences.
1. In her free time she likes listening to pop music dancing and swimming. (2-3)
In her free time, she likes listening to pop music, dancing(,) and swimming.
2. He likes steak pasta and chocolate but he doesn’t like chips. (2-3)
She also likes steak, pasta(,) and chocolate, but she doesn’t like
chips.

34. 5. write about your best friend
Complete these sentences with information about
you.
Use the chart in exercise 1.
1. ……………….. like …………………………. , …………………………. and
……………………………….
2…………………..like ………………………… and ……………………………,
but ………. I don’t like ……………………..
3. I …………….. love …………………………… but I ………….. hate
…………………….

35. Writing task
a. Write an email to a classmate.
Tell them about your likes and dislikes.

36. Use these
- Playing
cards.
- Smiling
- Serious
- Kitchen
- Wooden
table

37. Use these
- Playing
video
games.
- Laughing.
- Enjoying.
- Living room
- Sofa

39. Reading

40. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7

41. - Next to
- Behind
- Under
- On
- In front
of
- Above
- between
The ____ is __
The ____ are

42. 2. Read an email (a)
1. Where is her best friend from? 2. Where does her best friend live now
Dear Jane
You asked me to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Yasemin.
She’s from Istanbul, in Turkey, but at the moment she lives in Edinburgh.
She’s a student and a housewife. She’s married and she’s got two
children. She really likes travelling, but she hates sightseeing! In her
free time, she likes listening to pop music, dancing, and swimming. She
also likes writing letters and she loves reading them! She loves all
Turkish food. She also likes steak, pasta, and chocolate, but she doesn’t
like chips. Please write and tell me about your best friend. What does
your best friend like doing in their free time?
Best wishes
Melek

43. 3. understand and & but
(a) Read the email again. Circle all the examples of and & but.
Dear Jane
You asked me to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Yasemin. She’s
from Istanbul, in Turkey, but at the moment she lives in Edinburgh. She’s a
student and a housewife. She’s married and she’s got two children. She
really likes travelling, but she hates sightseeing! In her free time, she likes
listening to pop music, dancing, and swimming. She also likes writing letters
and she loves reading them! She loves all Turkish food. She also likes
steak, pasta, and chocolate, but she doesn’t like chips. Please write and tell
me about your best friend. What does your best friend like doing in their
free time?
Best wishes
Melek

44. 3. understand and & but
1. We use _____ to connect two similar ideas.
2. We use _____ for a contrast.
and
but
You asked me to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Yasemin. She’s
from Istanbul, in Turkey, but at the moment she lives in Edinburgh. She’s a
student and a housewife. She’s married and she’s got two children. She
really likes travelling, but she hates sightseeing! In her free time, she likes
listening to pop music, dancing, and swimming. She also likes writing letters
and she loves reading them! She loves all Turkish food. She also likes
steak, pasta, and chocolate, but she doesn’t like chips. Please write and tell
me about your best friend. What does your best friend like doing in their
free time?
Best wishes
Melek